{"title":"Pooja Essentials","description":"\u003cp\u003eLighting a lamp is the first act of the day in many Hindu, Jain and Sikh homes, and the last one before bed. The wick sits in a small brass or clay diya, fed with ghee or a lamp oil blend, and the flame stays lit through the evening aarti. Lamp ghee is sold for exactly this job: it is produced and labelled for pooja use, and it is not a cooking fat, so it lives here in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/personal-care-and-household\"\u003epersonal care and household\u003c\/a\u003e department and not beside the cooking ghee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose by how you pray. Ghee gives the steady, golden flame and warm smell that many families prefer for the main morning lamp and for festival days such as Diwali, Karthigai Deepam and Navratri. Lamp oil blends, often based on sesame or other seed oils, burn longer and cost less per evening, which suits a lamp that is lit every day. Cotton wicks, camphor for the aarti plate and incense complete the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways read the label: anything sold for pooja carries a warning that it is not for edible use, even when it looks like food. For cooking, buy from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pure-ghee\"\u003epure ghee\u003c\/a\u003e range. Keep lamp ghee sealed and away from the stove, trim the wick short for a clean flame, and never leave a lit diya unattended near curtains or flowers. Hair and massage oils sit next door in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hair-oils\"\u003ehair oils\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/body-massage-oils\"\u003ebody massage oils\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aachi-ghee-500ml","title":"Aachi Ghee 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAachi print this 500ml tin as lamp oil, not for edible use, and we list it as it is sold. This is the grade kept for diyas and pooja lamps, where ghee burns cleanly and with very little smoke. It is not a cooking ghee. If you are after one to cook with, take the Amul Pure Ghee 1L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePour a little into a brass or clay diya, add a cotton wick and let it soak before you light it. A small lamp gets through only a few millilitres an evening, so one tin will see you through Diwali, Navratri and daily pooja. Keep it well away from the cooking ghee so nobody reaches for the wrong tin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eProduct of India\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAachi Masala is the Chennai house that most South Indian kitchens know for its masalas. Their lamp ghee sits with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pure-ghee\"\u003ebutter and cow ghee\u003c\/a\u003e for convenience; the cooking fats are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oils-and-ghee\"\u003eoils and ghee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aachi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54970004767059,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/aachi-ghee-500ml-front.png?v=1790247956"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/pooja-essentials.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}